Holder.



A. S. LANGILLE.

HOLDER.

12214011111011 FILED JULY 14, 1910.

981,773. Patented Jan. 17, 1911.

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ALLISTER S. LANGILLE, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed July 14, 1910.

HOLDER.

Patented Jan. 1'7, 1911.

Serial No. 572,022.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALLIs'rnn S. LANGILLE, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State ofIllinois, have invented a new and useful Holder, of which the followingis a speci fication.

This invention relates to a holder for cooking utensils and heatingdevices to be used principally with what are known as fireless cookers,and the object of the inven tion is to obtain a holder which can beplaced in a chamber provided with cylindrical side walls withoutmaterially lessening the capacity of said chamber for containing cookingutensils or heating devices.

A further object of the inventlon is to obtain a holder of the kindnamed by means of which a cooking utensil may be placed directly over,under or between other cooking utensils or heating devices, and theheating of the walls of the chamber by conduction largely obviated.

A further object of the invention is to obtain a device on which cookingutensils of diiferent heights may be placed, said holder being madeadjustable to permit the same.

A further object of the invention is to obtain a light, durable andeconomically made holder of the kind described.

I attain these objects by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, in which Figure l is a top plan view of a device embodying theinvention. Fig. 2 is a top plan view of a bent wire support forming anelement in said device. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the bent wiresupport illustrated in Fig. 2. Fig. at is a vertical section of thedevice embodying the invention on line 4%; of Fig. 1, viewed in thedirection indicated by the arrows. Fig. 5 is a vertical section on line55 of Fig. 1, viewed in the direction indicated by the arrows. Fig. 6 isa top plan view of a modification of the device embodying the invention.Fig. 7 is a sectional View on line 77 of Fig. 6, viewed in the directionindicated by the arrows, and Fig. 8 is a perspective of the bent wiresupports forming elements in the modification illustrated in Fig. 6.

Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

A is the base of the device.

a, (z, (r, are curved edges of base A.

B are supports made of wire bent to obtain the base Z), perpendiculars oand horizontal Z2". Bases b of the supports B are curved to fit theedges a of the base A, and said edges 4; are turned over on said basesas shown at a, Figs. 4 and 5, thereby firmly attaching the supports B tothe base A. Bases Z2 being underneath the base A the body portion ofsaid base A is thereby raised above the bed of the oven or chamber inwhich the device is placed, and free circulation of air underneath saidbase A may occur, said air flowing underneath said base and outtherefrom by way of ends a.

D is a metal support, provided with the turned down ends (Z, (Z, and thefinger d, with the space between said finger and one of the ends (Z.Ends (Z,(Z, of the support E fit on the horizontals b of supports B, theperpendicular Z2 which is adjacent to finger (Z being placed in space03", and the turned down ends (Z on the outside of the horizontals onwhich the support is placed. As thus constructed the support D may beplaced on any one of the horizontals of a support B and on likehorizontals of the remaining supports B, and. thereby a table obtained011 which a cooking utensil may be placed.

When the device is in the chamber of a device known as a tireless cookera cooking utensil may be placed on the base A, the support D put inplace as above described,

and a second cooking utensil placed on said support D.

In the modification illustrated in Figs. 5, 6, and 7, the base A isprovided with fingers F, F, and the supports E are duplicates,respectively bent up from a piece of wire, so as to obtain the bases 6,perpendiculars c and horizontals e. The bases 6 fit the ends of base Aand said ends are turned over (or hemmed) on to said bases, with fingersF, F, on the outside of perpendiculars 6, thereby securing said supportE to said base A.

The support D is placed on the horizontals e in the same manner as it isplaced on the horizontals a. To raise the device out of a chamber, or tolift it from a table or other Z place, the support D may be placedbottom side up with the ends (Z thereof underneath like horizontal ofthe supports B or as shown in Fig. 5, E, when by grasping said support Dand raising it the Whole device together with anything resting on thebase A, will be raised with said support D.

To use the holder the support D hereinafter termed the additional base,may be placed on any set of the horizontal portions of the supports B,and a cooking vessel or utensil placed therein, a duplicate of the additional base may then be placed above the cooking utensil and anadditional cooking utensil placed on said duplicate additional base, ora cooking utensil may be placed on the base A and an additional base (D)placed on the horizontal portion of the support B which is next abovesaid cooking utensil. Or a heating device, as a hot stove or casting,may be placed on the base A, or on an additional base D, and a duplicateof said additional base placed above the heating device, with a cookingutensil thereon. Any number of the additional bases D may be used andthe device placed in the chamber of a fireless cooker, and the order ofplacing articles thereon may be varied to suit the pleasure of theperson using the same. The engagement of finger cl of the support oradditional base with perpendicular D prevents movement of saidadditional base in a horizontal plane, and in combination with turneddown ends (i hold said additional base firmly in place on horizontalsI).

I claim 1. The combination of a base, a plurality of supports attachedto said base, said supports respectively provided with bases and with aplurality of horizontal portions, corresponding horizontal portions ofsaid supports in substantially the same horizontal plane, said bases ofthe supports curved and attached to the first named base by turning theouter edges of the first named base over on to the curved bases of thesupports, and an additional base removably attachable to correspondinghorizontal portions of the supports.

2. The combination of a base, a plurality of supports made of wire andrespectively provided with bases and with a plurality of horizontalportions, a horizontal portion of one support in substantially the sameplane as the corresponding horizontal portions of the remainingsupports, said bases of the supports curved and attached to the firstnamed base by turning the outer edges of the first named base over ontothe curved bases of the supports, and an additional base removablyattachable to the horizontal portions of the supports, with means toprevent lateral movement of said additional base on said horizontalportions.

3. The combination of a base, a plurality of supports made of wire andprovided with bases and with a plurality of horizontal and perpendicularportions, said bases of the supports curved and attached tocorrespondingly curved edges of the first named base by turning saidcurved edges over onto the curved bases of the supports, and anadditional base having ends fitting onto the horizontal portions of thesupports, one of said ends provided with means engageable with one ofsaid perpendicular portions of the suports to prevent lateral movementof said additional base.

4. The combination of a base, a plurality of supports, made of wire andprovided with bases and with a plurality of horizontal and perpendicularportions, said bases of the supports curved and attached to the firstnamed base by turning correspondingly curved edges of said first namedbase over onto the curved bases of the supports, and an additional baseprovided with 'a finger and with a plurality of turned down ends, saidfinger engageable with a perpendicular portion of one of said supports,and said turned down ends engageable with the horizontal portions ofsaid supports.

5. The combination of a base having ends provided with projectingfingers, a plurality of supports made of wire and provided with basesand with a plurality of horizontal and perpendicular port-ions, saidbases of the supports curved and attached to the first named base byturning correspondingly curved edges of said first named base over ontothe curved bases of the supports, and held against longitudinal movementby said fingers, and an additional base provided with a finger and witha plurality of turned down ends, said finger engageable with aperpendicular portion of one of said supports, and said turned down endsengageable with the horizontal portions of said supports.

ALLISTER S. LANtHLLE.

In the presence of- CHARLES TURNER Bnowx, CoRA A. ADAMS.

